Example sentences of "was [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I lay down for a rest after lunch and was about to drift into sleep when there was a definite pop inside me , which made me think my waters had broken . |
| 2 | If it can not be shown that the person uttering the remarks intended to induce his victim to believe that he was about to engage in violence himself , or intended to provoke the object of his remarks into using unlawful violence , what will be termed here the objective conditions come into operation . |
| 3 | Her father was about to leave for work , by the time she had showered and dressed . |
| 4 | I was about to leave for school and I walked out the door without my skirt on . |
| 5 | He had a new studio , a real home was about to swing into life , and , most wonderful of all , he had a studio with a cradle and a baby 's pot in it . |
| 6 | Manley was re-elected president of the PNP for the 22nd consecutive time at the party 's annual conference in late September , his re-election dispelling rumours that he was about to retire from politics and resign as Prime Minister . |
| 7 | What should have been a simple review looked like it was about to turn into techno-confusion when the owner 's manual stated I could find a hook-up diagram on page 42 , and it was n't there . |
| 8 | Everything was out in the open now and the dream she had had for so long was about to turn into reality . |
| 9 | Chris was about to go into action . |
| 10 | It meant that he was about to go to work . |
| 11 | She was looking forward to getting a flat of her own and was about to go to court in an attempt to regain custody of her daughter . |
| 12 | I was about to go to sleep . |
| 13 | On the other hand an ambassador might refuse a present because he thought it insultingly small , because his mission had been unsuccessful , or because it seemed that the monarch he represented was about to go to war with the one whose court he was leaving . |
| 14 | What Eleanor did tell him however , was that she was about to go on holiday but that she hoped he would come to a meal in her flat when she returned . |
| 15 | On one occasion he was about to go on board a ship that had just anchored when unforeseen business detained him . |
| 16 | Murad II was about to go on campaign , however , and in his haste gave Hocazade only a provincial kadilik , that of Kestel near Bursa . |
| 17 | On 9 January 1957 he told the Cabinet that he was about to resign on health grounds . |
| 18 | She looked as if she was about to walk on stage rather than be interviewed by detectives from New Scotland Yard . |
| 19 | So now in America his two friends had to rescue him from certain death by yanking him back , as he meditated and was about to walk in front of a fast street-car . |
| 20 | According to reports at the weekend , former Wimbledon champion McEnroe stopped Tatum 's credit cards and made tearful phone calls to her family , saying she was about to file for divorce . |
| 21 | She was about to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances when Rose proudly said , ‘ We 're ever so lucky to be'ere Sally-Anne , wiv the ‘ ole grarnd floor to ourselves — not like them upstairs what only ‘ ave one room . ’ |
| 22 | He too was about to figure in Coffin 's confidential TAS report . |
| 23 | But what made me decide I 'd had enough was when one night about 11pm I was about to climb into bed when the bell rang from the drawing room so I had to slip some clothes on and go and answer it . |
| 24 | I was about to get in touch with you — there are faint signs of life on the part of the Probate Office . |
| 25 | While this exchange was going on , Rodrigo had allowed certain of his men to desert to the other side , taking with them the story that El Cid was about to escape by night through one of the passes . |
| 26 | I looked at the paper , and realised that a new comedy show was about to start on Channel 4 . |
| 27 | Now listen , ’ I held up a hand as he was about to burst into song again , ‘ you got a friend at the Regal Arms ? ’ |
| 28 | Penry looked as though he was about to burst into speech for a moment , then his face set in the familiar harsh lines , and without another word he turned on his heel and made for his sanctum , slamming the door behind him . |